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71Black Friday: The Financial Conspiracy under Ulysses Grant Presidency
by thecounterpunch
During the American Civil War, the United States government issued a large amount of money that was backed by nothing but credit. As his first presidential act, Grant signed a law promising that the federal... published 13 months ago
67[History] Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went by John Kenneth Galbraith
by thecounterpunch
This is one of the most enjoyable historical book I read with "The Day the Bubble Burst: A Social History of the Wall Street Crash of 1929". You will surely appreciate the inimitable style of the legendary... published 13 months ago
63Behind Gold Price Surge: JP Morgan Chase and Enron
by thecounterpunch
JP Morgan, Enron & Gold First published on January 6th, 2003 in FGMR #317 It's about time that we learn the truth regarding JP Morgan Chase's activity in the gold market, the full extent of its... published 17 months ago
60Aaron Russo
by thecounterpunch
Aaron Russo is a Jewish American film maker. His latest film is America: Freedom to Fascism. Russo's films, which include Trading Places (starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd) and The Rose (starring Bette... published 18 months ago
62Bimetallism: on the origin of the Gold Standard
by thecounterpunch
In the old Ages, money consisted simultaneously of silver and gold coins. As fiduciary money was introduced, Governments specified their value in terms of weights of either silver or gold. Some adopted both... published 17 months ago
67How Sir Isaac Newton became Master of the Royal Mint and profited from it Financially
by thecounterpunch
Bimetallism: on the origin of the Gold Standard In Great Britain, Sir Isaac Newton, the famous scientist, was also the master of the mint; he overvalued Gold so that Gold became a standard in that country. ... published 13 months ago
56First WTC Bombing: A Trader at the WTC testifies
by thecounterpunch
Gold Market part 4 by Orlin Grabbe "There's been a bomb at the World Trade Center." We all looked over at Kelley, one of the gold traders. She was quoting the Telerate news ticker off... published 11 months ago
38Ron Paul on Federal Reserve: the power to transfer wealth from the middle class to the rich class
by thecounterpunch
The Federal Reserve Monopoly over Money April 9, 2007 Recently I had the opportunity to question Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke when he appeared before the congressional Joint Economic... published 17 months ago
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